Lord John Russell (1) Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings

2 Famous Quotes by Lord John Russell (1)
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“A proverb is one man's wit and all men's wisdom.”
Proverbs (general) Quotes
Source: in Notes to Roger's "Italy", claimed by him as his original definition of a proverb
“Among the defects of the bill [Lord Derby's] which are numerous, one provision is conspicuous by its presence and another by its absence.”
Absence Quotes
Source: in an address to the Electors of the City of London